...The article is entitled “How Prevalent Is Campus Sexual Assault in the United States,” written by Lisa Fedina, Jennifer Lynne Holmes, and Bethany Backes. It was published by the National Institute of Justice, Journal No. 277, on June 3rd, 2016. By applying the techniques of the analytical reading process, I was able effectively read, and understand the genre of the article (Kaplan University, 2015). I could identify the audience, and purpose of the article by utilizing the skills I have acquired from the Writing Center. The article speaks particularly to an audience of college students to raise awareness, intervene, and to inform them of the statistical fact of prevalent sexual assault on school grounds. The authors used expository writing...
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...“Prosecution Drops Charges in Kobe Bryant Rape Case” Article Summary In the summer of 2003, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was arrested and accused by a then 19-year-old hotel employee, Katelyn Faber, of sexual assault. Faber accused Bryant of raping her in his hotel room the night he checked in the Lodge and Spa at Cordillera in Eagle County, Colorado. In contrast, Bryant admitted to committing adultery by having sexual contact with Faber, but denied the sexual assault allegation because he believed the sex was consensual. These opposing views between the two parties led to one of the most followed and talked about cases in the past decade. Because of Bryant’s popularity and the degree of the accused crime, this case received massive media attention. In the end though, after a yearlong of drama and debate about the nation’s rape laws, the prosecutors decided to drop the case against Bryant and the article I am reviewing tells us how the case came into that conclusion. To start it off, one of the main reasons the case against Bryant was dropped was because the accuser simply did not have the desire to proceed with the trial. After countless meetings with the accuser, her family, and her lawyers, the District Attorney in the case released the statement, "The victim has informed us, after much of her own labored deliberation, that she does not want to proceed with this trial," "For this reason, and this reason only, the case is being dismissed." I believe that there...
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...Criminal Law CRJS205 3/30/2012 Abstract When someone is attacked it is a very traumatic experience, a lot of the time the sexual assaults go unreported and the offenders are left to do this again. We need to educate women and even men when it comes to sexual assault; this is not a crime that just needs to be pushed aside. The offender can be punished for the crime and set in prison so they can think about what they did and how it affects the victim. We will look at how you can take the offender to civil court and even sue for damages and possible prison time. If you are over eighteen it is your choice whether you report a sexual assault or sexual abuse to the police. There is no time limit for when you can make a report it doesn't make a difference if it happened 2 days ago or 20 years ago. However, the sooner you report the better, because it may be harder for the police to get enough evidence to lay charges as time passes. The consensus among scholars and laypersons is that domestic violence and sexual assaults are hidden from society’s view because most incidents are not reported to the police ( Frieze & Browne, 1989; Herzberger, 1996; Pagelow, 1984). If you decide to report to the police, it is a good idea to talk to people you trust beforehand to get support. You can ask for a female police officer if you’re a woman if that will make you feel more comfortable. You can take a support...
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...Amber Bowling Lilia Joy English 102 8 September 2015 Summary: “The Myth of Mean Girls” Mike Males and Meda-Chesney Lind According to Males and Lind, seven high school students who have been criminally bullying another girl, who later committed suicide, state that they deserve full legal and prosecuted to the full extent. Many news shows and reports have went beyond to show the outrage to these seven girls and what they have done. Scheibel, a district attorney in the case, rejected to press charges to the school staff who she thought was aware of the bullying going on because of a lack of understanding. There was a People magazine that headlines an article Mean Girls to a case two years ago that raised questions about cyber wars and teen violence. However, these accusations are a hoax. After Males and Lind examined every huge file of crime on what authorities rely on, none has shown any uprising of girl’s violence. Violence in girls has decreased dramatically and have been for a decade. According to the F.B.I., arrest rates for violent girls have decreased by 32 percent and even crimes such as murder, robbery, and assault has plummeted drastically. A National Crime Victimization summary was conducted with more than 40,000 Americans participation by the Department of Justice of Statistics. It shows crimes not reported to the police and is one of the most reliable sources for crimes committed. Through the years 1993 and 2007, it showed less crimes of victimization...
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...Arthur Allen. “Sexual Selection’s Mystique Lingers.” BioScience. Vol. 64 No. 5. May 2014. Pg. 375-380. Topic: “Sexual Selection’s Mystique Lingers” the title of our article in question, but what does this title mean? A brief explanation of this title is that it is all about sexual selection and how scientists are trying to understand it better, also about how some scientists don’t believe in sexual selection. Summary: The article begins by talking about Charles Darwin’s, “On the Origins of Species”. It talks about all of Darwin’s findings that he found and wrote about in his book. This is where the main point begins. Darwin’s theory in question was sexual selection and it was not a well-favored idea. We than move to a man named Robert Trivers who wrote an essay on sexual selection which caused an up rise in interest on sexual selection. But of course as the article shows with every light there is a dark. Joan Roughgarden wrote a book in which she smears the idea of sexual selection and states that it is incorrect. She even urges scientist to focus on other research regarding similar subjects. After a few quotes and other ideas that Roughgarden stated in her book the article tells us that her attempt to smear...
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...has been defined as any material that is sexually explicit but does not appear to be obscene and, which can be displayed through the Internet, adult movies, magazines and adult stores. Obscenity laws in Canada use the community standards models to determine which pornographic material are in accordance with societal morals, and which should be categorized as obscene. John Stuart Mill and the Harms of Pornography is an article written by David Dyzenhaus in 1992, professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. In his article, he raises an interesting idea that liberalists and feminists would support the censorship of pornography (Dyzenhaus, 1992). The feminist viewpoint argues that pornography shows men forcing women into sex; therefore it should be censored because of the harm it causes against women. Dyzenhaus then hypothesizes that because pornography is portrayed as violent material, the classical liberalists such as John Stuart Mill would defend the feminists in censoring such behavior based on his harm principle. The article also raises gender inequality issues of contemporary society, one being the subordination of men to women. Three political philosophies are concerned with the law of obscenity: liberalism, conservatism and feminism. Conservative morality takes into consideration the elements of virtue or wickedness behind pornography and asks if the material in question poses threat to society. Liberalism, alternatively, is concerned with the repercussive...
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...Chapter 7 Prevention of Sexual Harassment 7–1. Overview The prevention of sexual harassment is a commander’s responsibility. The EOA plays a pivotal role by assisting the commander with policy awareness, training, command climate assessments, complaints processing and overall advisory assistance concerning the prevention of sexual harassment. 7–2. Chain of command responsibilities Commanders and supervisors will— a. Ensure that assigned personnel (to include RC personnel under their jurisdiction) are familiar with the Army policy on sexual harassment. b. Publish and post written command policy statements for the prevention of sexual harassment. All statements will be consistent with Army policy. They will include the local command’s commitment to the Army’s policy against sexual harassment and will reaffirm that sexual harassment will not be tolerated. The statement will explain how and where to file complaints and will state that all complainants will be protected from acts or threats of reprisal. Each ACOM/ASCC/DRU, installation, separate unit, agency, and activity down to company, troop or battery level will publish a sexual harassment command policy statement. Units should coordinate these policy statements with the servicing staff judge advocate or legal advisor before publishing them. c. Continually assess and be aware of the climate of command regarding sexual harassment. Identify problems or potential problems. Take prompt, decisive action to investigate...
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...R. v. Coldin A. Does the Charter apply? Which sections? As evident in the article, section 2b: “freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication,” applies to this case. In this issue, a nudist named Brian Coldin, states that his freedom of expression has been infringed upon as he is charged with several counts of public nudity because of his lifestyle. In Canada, certain laws in forbid this act, which directly affects the ability of a nudist to express themselves. In response to this, Coldin’s lawyer, Clayton Ruby, has said that these charges have limited the expression of nudists and suggest that these laws infringe on Charter rights. However, witnesses have also claimed that seeing Coldin nude in public has caused trauma and unease. But, despite these...
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...Bangladesh Legal System with Special Reference to Criminal Justice Administration System”. This report mainly gives an overview of the legal system of Bangladesh and its history. The report gives special focus on the criminal procedures and systems used in Bangladesh. Moreover, the report also analyses two real life criminal cases with the help from the theories and techniques learned from the Legal Environment of Business Course. We would like to thank our Course teacher Mr. Zillur Rahman for giving us the support and opportunity to write this report. It has been an honor and a privilege. Sincerely Yours, ________________ Apon Das (Roll 03) __________________________ Rahman Saihad Shahid (Roll 06) Contents Executive Summary vii 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Authorization 1 1.2 Problem and Purpose 1 1.3 Objectives 1 1.4 Literature Review 2 1.5 Methodology 4 1.6 Scope 4 1.7 Limitation 4 1.8 Report Organization 5 2.0 Research Findings 6 2.1 Definition of Law: 6 2.2 Overview of the Bangladesh Legal System 6 2.2.1 Sources of Law 7 2.2.2 Law of Bangladesh: 7 2.2.3 Rules of Law 9 2.2.4 Judiciary System of Bangladesh 9 2.2.5...
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...Daubert Paper Lisa Boetta Acct343-F1WW Tricia Bell October 27, 2013 The Dauber standard is the standard used by trial judges to determine if an expert witness’ testimony is based on scientifically backed up reasoning and if it can be applied to the facts of the case at hand. There are multiple factors to determine if the criterion has been met. They are: “(1) whether the theory or technique in question can be and has been tested; (2) whether it has been subjected to peer review and publication; (3) its known or potential error rate; (4) the existence and maintenance of standards controlling its operation; and (5) whether it has attracted widespread acceptance within a relevant scientific community”. (Daubert Standard) In Daubert vs. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, suit was brought against the makers of Bendectin. It was alleged that the drug caused serious birth defects in children whose mothers had taken it while pregnant. Copious amounts of published scientific literature stated that there was not a link between the consumption of Bendectin and birth defects in humans. Eight well credentialed experts testified that Bendectin can cause side effects in animals as well as in humans, however, their testimony was deemed by the court to not meet general acceptance standards for the admission of expert testimony. Since their findings have not been published by the scientific community, they were not considered to be generally accepted (Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals...
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...report. Swati Contents * Introduction * Part I- * The Key Recommendations By The Verma Committee Are Enumerated Below. * Amendments To The IPC * Amendments To Criminal Procedure Code * Amendments To Indian Evidence Act * Other Offences * Part II- * Implementation Of Justice Verma Committee * The Criminal Law(Amendment) Act, 2013 * Changes In Law * First Conviction Under Anti-Rape Laws * Bibliography INTRODUCTION The Justice Verma Committee was set up by the Government of India after the gruesome gang rape incident that occurred in Delhi on December 16, 2012. The Committee was asked to review existing laws and suggest amendments to criminal law to effectively deal with instances of sexual violence. The other members on the Committee were Justice Leila Seth,...
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...The most recent rape statistics certainly support the ignominious characterization: on average, 48 women and girls are raped every hour; between 2006 and 2007 approximately 400,000 women aged 15-49 were raped; and, more harrowing, for each reported assault, it is estimated that 20 rapes are not reported”( Cannon, P. 2012). Many of this cases are not reported because once they are known, these woman are rejected and are treated as bad luck to their village. Holmes article on rape in Congo mention that: “Since 2005, more than 32,000 cases of rape and sexual violence have been registered in South Kivu alone. But that's only a fraction of the total; many -- perhaps most -- attacks go unreported. Victims of rape are held in shame by Congolese society and frequently are ostracized by their families and communities. The ripple effect of these attacks goes far beyond the individual victim, destroying family and community bonds and leaving children orphaned and/or HIV positive” (Holmes, J. 2007). Pushing them to stay away from others to avoid any shame. When this situation is taking place no one stand up to support victims but instead, they are called...
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...Army Regulation 600–20 Personnel–General Army Command Policy Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 6 November 2014 UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 600–20 Army Command Policy This administrative revision, dated 6 November 2014-o Updates Equal Opportunity Policy (paras 6-2c(8)(c) and 6-2c(8)(f)). This administrative revision, dated 30 October 2014o Updates summary of change bullet (para 2-8b). o Makes administrative changes (throughout). This rapid action revision, dated 22 October 2014-o Updates purpose (para 1-1). o Updates responsibilities for the ready and resilient campaign (paras 1-4a-d). o Directs readers to the Army Publishing Directorate’s “notes” page on AR 60020 for additional guidance on the Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program (para 1-4e(6)). o Clarifies the groups of personnel who must be informed of the Army’s accommodation of religious practices policies (para 1-4f). o Adds the categories “senior field grade officers,” “senior field grade warrant officers,” ”field grade warrant officers,” “company grade warrant officers,” “enlisted noncommissioned officers,” and “junior enlisted Soldiers” (table 1-1). o Adds policy that the senior commander is normally, but not always, the senior general officer at an installation (para 2-5b(4)(a)). o Adds policy for command responsibility for the Total Army Sponsorship Program (paras 2-5b(4)(a)16 and 2-5b(4)(c)8)...
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...the duty of the court to correct such error as may be found in the judgment appealed from.[1] Petitioner Lydia Gelig (Lydia) impugns the Decision[2] promulgated on January 10, 2006 by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 27488 that vacated and set aside the Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Cebu City, Branch 23, in Criminal Case No. CU-10314. The RTC Decision convicted Lydia for committing the complex crime of direct assault with unintentional abortion but the CA found her guilty only of the crime of slight physical injuries. Factual Antecedents On June 6, 1982, an Information[4] was filed charging Lydia with Direct Assault with Unintentional Abortion committed as follows: That on the 17th day of July, 1981 at around 10:00 o’clock in the morning, at Barangay Nailon, Municipality of Bogo, Province of Cebu, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, did, then and there, willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously assault, attack, employ force and...
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...Shooting!” Leadership and Organization Behavior BUS 520 20 May 2011 Table of Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..4 Summary, Article 1, Bullying in the 21st Century..….………………………5 Summary, Article 2, Intimate Partner Violence & Its Effects at Work..…….6 Summary, Article 3, Gossip – A Form of Workplace Violence (II)...……….7 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………...8 Recommendation…………………………………………………………..8-9 Reference……………………………………………………………………10 Appendix, All three Articles..……………………………………………….11 ABSTRACT When we think of workplace violence, we generally think of that employee who goes into a business and shoots up the place; however today workplace violence can come in many forms! Bullying, Intimate Partner Violence and Gossip are just a few areas addressed in this paper. They say one out of every six violent crimes occurs in the workplace. No organization, regardless of size or type of business, is immune to workplace violence. Workplace violence is a daily occurrence for many people in today’s society and needs more attention other than when it reaches the news. “Far more frequent than killing rampages at the office are cases of workplace bullying and workplace assault. Employment experts say stopping these dangerous situations early can prevent problems from spiraling out of control or turning deadly (http://articles.cnn.com/2010-08-23/living/workplace.violence...
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